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Includes: Dss. Margaret Rodgers (Principal), June Horne (assistant to Principal), Mrs Catherine Hewett (assistant to Principal).
Dss. Margaret Rodgers with Archbishop Sir Marcus and Patricia, Lady Loane.

These are the copies of the minutes retained by Mary Andrews . They appear to supplement the official copies of the Minutes which are held by Anglican Deaconess Ministries but whose holdings appear to cease in 1943.
The business of the House Committee was to consider domestic staff and the business of daily management of the College. Including the acceptance of candidates, bursaries, syllabus and practical training, properties, building repairs and expansion
This set is fragmentary prior to 1964.

Commemorative volume outlining the history of Deaconess House and the Deaconess Institution. Includes contributions from Deaconesses who were students in 1971.

The series consists of letters received by Mary Andrews in her official capacity as Principal of Deaconess House. Some of the letters are addressed to 'Head Deaconess' an office that Mary Andrews held concurrently with the office of Principal and beyond her retirement. Selection of the letters in this series has been made on an individual basis based on the subject of the letter. Letters include matters to do with candidates, their placements, monetary donations. The letters are placed in bundles according to decade. The is no precise sorting within the bundles. The papers have not been placed into acid free folders. No item listing has been made. Series numbers only are written on the folders. More detailed work needs to be performed at a later date.

Deaconess House rules, personality qualifications, duty lists, table etiquette, room inspections.

The series consists of the monthly accounts of the Executive (later House
Management) Committee that summarize and give detail of all expenditure during the month.

The Board of Studies was formed by a resolution of the Management Committee of Deaconess House on 8 August 1974 . The purpose of the board was to prepare a submission for the Australian College of Theology for a Diploma of Ministry. The Board comprised Rev S. Giltrap (Chairman), Deaconesses M. Andrews, J. Lawrence and M. Rodgers, Mrs I. Hall and Rev. G. Glassock. The members met Dr D.B. Knox and Dr W. Dumbrell to discuss matters that arose in conjunction with Moore College. It appears that the role of the Board ceased after three meetings.

It was the role of the Board of Reference to consider applicants for entry to Deaconess House for Training and to determine who would be selected. The Board comprised the Principal, Chaplain for Deaconesses and between 4 and 6 lay and clerical members usually members of the Institute Board. The series contains details of the qualifications and parish work of the applicants.